Washing implement



y 1.932. G. VIRNEBURG 1,857,989

WASHING IMPLEMENT Filed March 6, 1930 INVENTOR.

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lfatented May 10, 1932 siren stares? PATENT OFFICE GEORGE VIRNEB'C'BG,OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WASHING MPLEMENT Application filed March 6,

' a users hand and be retained in position while in use.

Another object is to provide suchimplement with means for holding apiece of soap, so that when said implement is being rubbed against theusers body foam will be formed on the outside thereof.

A still further object of this invention is to construct the implementof an elastic material in form of a tubular body so that owing to itselasticity it can be applied to hands of different sizes and will beretained thereon by friction, thereby eliminating any special fasteningmeans. Still another object of this invention is to construct the meansfor holding the soap, in form of a pocket on the inner face of theimplement and to make said pocket of a nonporous material, so that thesoap when contained in said pocket will not-form foam on the hand. a

And a still further object is to so shape the tubular body that thelatter can be easily and convenientl turned-inside out to permit theinsertion o a fresh piece of soap, and that while applied to the hand itwill permit free movement of the fingers and wrist of the hand.

With theseand other objects in view my invention consists substantiallyin the novel combination, arrangement and-construction of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which form part of this specification andin which similar references denote corresponding parts Fig. 1 is aperspective view of one embodiment of my device;

Fi 2 is a cross sectional elevation along line 22 of 1;

Fig. 3 is a si e elevation partially in sec tion of my device; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one method of making my implement.

Referriaigto the drawings Figs. 1-3 in- 1930. Serial No. 433,528.

elusive, my device maybe constructed of a pieceof expandible material10-such as rubber sponge or the like which is adapted to be formed intoa tube by connecting opposite edges 11 and 12 either by gluingvulcanizing or otherwise suitably fastening the same. The portion of thetube where the joint is made is shorter than the opposite portion 13 ofthe said tubular body and the ends of said body taper from said joint tosaid opposite face. The body 10 is made porous by providing it with aplurality of slits or openings 14 for a purpose hereinafterspecified.

The interior face of said body if made of rubber sponge may be coveredover its en- 6 tirety with a non-porous thin rubber sheet 15 throughwhich extend the slits 1 1. Internally of said tubular body and mountedon said sheet 15 over said openings 14 is mounted a sheet of flexiblenon-porous material 16 of sheet rubber, rubberized cloth or the likewhich may be fastened by gluing of its edges to the inner face of saidsheet 15or in any other way. A portion of the edge of said sheet is leftunglued as at 16 so that 7 acake of soap S or the like may be insertedinto the pocket formed by said sheet 16.

. In order to provide a suitable rubbing and massaging surface whichwill be free from soap, 1 provide the member 17 which may be of similarmaterial to that of said tubular body or of any other suitable materialand of any desired shape or size. The said member may be suitablyfastened to said tubular body as for instance by gluing it or in anyother Way, over the joint between the edges lland 12 of said member 10,said member serving thereby incidentally also as an additional jointbetween said edges.

In use my device is operated as follows The tubular body may be turnedinside out, soap inserted into the pocket formed by said sheet 16 andturned back to normal. Then the hand is inserted into the tubular bodywith the palm over said pocket. The i on. If now said body is wetted andrubbed over anything such as the bodv or other surfaces, foam from soapsuds forms and is extruded through the openings 14 onto the outer faceof said tube and the body or other surface may be washed with said foamand is rubbed and massaged at the same time. If further massage Withoutfoam is desired the surface of the body being cleansed may be rinsed andthe member 17 which is free from such foam may be used. Since the pocketforming member 16 is non-porous practically none of the foam will formon the hand of the user as the latter is in no direct contact with thesoap.

The fact that the edges of the tubular body are tapered affords freermovement of the hand and fingers in said body and adds to theflexibility of the device. After use the device may be rinsed and usedover again.

To facilitate the manufacturing of the device in large quantities andreduce the cost thereof and eliminate waste of material the followingmethod may be used.

A long tube 18 'may be initially cast or formed and subsequently cut upinto individbular body of porous material whose ends are cut on a biasalong planes which intersect, an inner lining of non-porous material forsaid body, and a non porous sheet mounted on said lining to form a soappocket between itself and said lining, said lining having perforationsbeneath said non-porous pocket forming sheet which also extend throughsaid porous body whereby soap foam may pass from said pocket to theexterior of said tubular body.

5. A washing implement comprising a tubular body of sponge rubber whoseends are cut on a bias along planes which intersect, an inner lining ofnon-porous rubber covering the entire inner wall of said body, and anonporous rubber sheet mounted on said lining to form a soap pocketbetween itself and said lining, said lining having slits beneath saidnon-porous pocket forming sheet which also extend through said porousbody whereby soap foam may pass from said pocket to the exterior of saidtubular body.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE VIRNEBURG.

ual sections as shown by the dotted lines 19 (Fig. 4). lhe individualsections may then be'perforated or slitted andprovided with pockets asthe device shown in Figs. 1-3 in-' elusive.

My device may be modified in many ways and I do not wish to be limitedto the details shown and described.

What I claim is 1. A washing implement comprising a tubular body ofsponge rubber, an inner lining of non-porous rubber covering the entireinner wall of said tubular body, and a nonporous sheet of rubber mountedon said lining to form a soap pocket between itself and said lining,said lining having perforations beneath said non-porous pocket formingsheet which also extend through said porous bodyi whereby soap foam maypass from sai pocket to the exterior of said tubular body.

2. A washing implement comprising a tu\ bular body of porous material,an inner lining of non-porous material covering the inner wall of saidbody, and a non-porous sheet mounted on said lining to form a soappocket between itself and said lining. said lining having erforationsbeneath said non-porous pocket orming sheet whereby soap foam may passfrom said pocket to the exterior of said tubular body.

3. A washing implement comprising a tubular body of porous material, aninner lining of non-porous rubber covering the inner wall of said bodyand a non-porous rubber sheet mounted on said lining to form a soappocket Jetween itself and said lining, said lining having perforationsbeneath said non-porous pocket forming sheet whereby soap foam may passfrom said pocket to the exterior of said tubular body.

4. A washing implement comprising a tu-

